Learn Finnish: ”Pyydämme yhteydenottoa sähköpostitse.”

”Pyydämme yhteydenottoa sähköpostitse.”

We request contact by email.

Breakdown of ”Pyydämme yhteydenottoa sähköpostitse.”

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Questions & Answers about ”Pyydämme yhteydenottoa sähköpostitse.”

What does the -tse ending on sähköpostitse mean here?

It is the prolative case, which expresses the medium or route used to do something. With communication methods like sähköposti (email), adding -tse translates to "by means of email" or simply "by email".

Why is yhteydenotto in the partitive case (yhteydenottoa)?

The verb pyytää (to request, to ask for) requires its object to be in the partitive case. Since you are requesting "contact" in an abstract sense, the compound noun yhteydenotto takes the partitive ending -a.

How is the compound word yhteydenotto built?

It combines yhteyden (the genitive form of yhteys, meaning "connection") and otto (a noun derived from the verb ottaa, meaning "taking"). Literally, it means "taking of connection".

Could I use the adessive case (sähköpostilla) instead of the prolative (sähköpostitse)?

Yes, in everyday spoken Finnish, people often use the adessive case (sähköpostilla) to mean "by email". However, the prolative case (sähköpostitse) is standard and very common in polite, written, or official contexts like this request.